WQXE NEWS

One person is dead after a single-vehicle collision in Grayson County.

According to a release from the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, shortly after 7 a.m. on August 8 the sheriff’s office responded to the 3,700 block of Shrewsbury Road for a reported injury crash with entrapment.

The sheriff’s office says their investigation indicates 59-year-old Mary E. Haynes of Leitchfield was driving north on Shrewsbury Road when for unknown reasons the vehicle swerved, crossed the southbound lane, and struck a ditch. The vehicle overturned and travelled down the ditch, striking a deep culvert on the driver’s side front end before coming to rest on its top facing east in the ditch.

The sheriff’s office says Haynes was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown about inside the vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene by the Grayson County Coroner’s Office.

In addition to the coroner’s office, the sheriff’s office was assisted at the scene by the Leitchfield Volunteer Fire Department and Grayson County EMS.

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday.

Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul discussed the White House’s approval of Public Assistance to assist with recovery from April severe weather.

“That is big news, and good news for the counties involved, including our county, with a lot of expenses associated with the damage that we incurred primarily on two roads and then other expenses associated with that,” Taul said

A resolution approving a task order and disaster aid services agreement with ER Assist Inc. was approved in order to assist with processing FEMA claims.

The court also approved a resolution approving a lease agreement with Stryker. The seven-year agreement valued at about $126,000 a year will cover the replacement of several accessibility devices that are at the end of their service life. 

An amendment to the 2025-2026 county budget was also approved on its second reading.

“This was primarily to pay for our ambulances, so $1.3 million, and library unspent money at $264,000, and a couple other vehicles at $130,000,” Taul said.

In other meeting news, Hardin County Jailer Josh Lindblom said in July the detention center took in 528 inmates and released 532, with a daily average population of 579. Inmates worked 10,364 hours, including collecting 2,110 bags of trash along 130.4 miles of county roadways.

Hardin County Animal Care and Control Director Mike McNutt said the adoption rate has increased some but the shelter is still dealing with overpopulation, particularly concerning large dogs.

“Last Friday we had 74 dogs that were over 50 pounds and 53 cats,” McNutt said. “Right now, we’re running a special. We’re doing our best to get them adopted, to get them home and to increase our live release rate, which is really important to the staff and the community.”

The Hardin County Fiscal Court will next meet August 26.

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife is providing an update on fish and wildlife-related regulation amendments that are now in effect.

According to a release from KFW, One of the amendments which received final legislative approval concerns size limits, daily limits, and possession limits for sport fish taken from Kentucky waters. Included in the amendment is an increase in the permitted size of crappie caught in Nolin River and Rough River lakes, going from nine inches to 10 inches.

Several amendments concerning the operation of commercial foxhound training enclosures were approved, establishing requirements and regulations for those facilities. These amendments also created regulations which concern the possession of wild rabbits.

Amendments to regulations concerning hunting seasons, permits, zones, and requirements for several species were approved. These include regulations concerning elk, deer, migratory birds, and black bears.

An amendment creating provisions for the department to place restrictions for hunting, fishing, trapping, and access for newly acquired or managed lands was also approved.

More information on proposed and recently enacted amendments can be found at fw.ky.gov.